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Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.
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News South Korean officials avoid jail for forced repatriation of DPRK fishermenProsecutors had sought 3-5 years prison time for four Moon administration officials’ involvement in 2019 repatriation A Seoul court on Wednesday handed suspended sentences to four former high-ranking officials from the Moon Jae-in administration for their involvement in the forced repatriation of two North Korean fishermen in 2019. The suspended sentences come despite repeated criticism by NGOs and escapees over the forced repatriation of the two men to the DPRK, where rights groups say they likely faced torture or execution. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |